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- Atlantics, on 10/12/2007, -5/+76"Eat 5 to 6 small meals per day spaced 20 to 3 hours apart."
Good suggestion. - wokethebears, on 10/12/2007, -7/+45who cares how long you live if you are fat though?
- gsherwood, on 10/12/2007, -3/+36@mojaam
I think he meant 2 to 3 hours, not minutes. - delusion, on 10/12/2007, -1/+33This article is a ripoff of http://ezinearticles.com/?11-Tips-to-Boost-Your-Metabolism&id=314030
God I hate spam blogs. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17This guy is a spammer, check his submissions. BURY this topic.
- albel65, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17Go!od thing I alre!ady do some of these thi!ngs.
- Rupertcandy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13How about this......STOP EATING FAST FOOD.
- Reizors, on 10/12/2007, -6/+18Anyone know how to slow a metabolism down? Mine's too fast, i can eat massive amounts of food, whole pizzas, and should be the size of a house, all i do is game and *****, but i still weigh less than all my friends, wtf?
- NanoStuff, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12"Anyone know how to slow a metabolism down?"
I don't think you have to worry about it, nature will take preventative measures as you age and slow it down for you. Anyways, most people would consider that a good thing. There are severe cases where people are not only able to eat a truly ridiculous amount of food without gaining weight, but must do so to survive, it's a medical condition of which I cannot remember the name. I doubt you're on that level however, your problem is more than likely just youth :)
It's really is no excuse to eat pizza 24/7 however. You may be lean but probably nutritionally compromised. - Ninjy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13I really must add my own words to the comments I've read so far. Many people seem to have the idea that a faster metabolism is inherently wrong and that, if you wish to lose weight, you should just "eat less, you fat *****". At least, that's the impression I get from some of the comments. Please don't treat overweight people as though they're somehow less worthy than other people. They're still people like everybody else.
I'm an overweight 21-year-old man, myself. I have always had weight problems even though I never really ate all that much. I have had several reviews throughout my life, and the most recent one showed that my daily kcal intake was around 2000, as opposed to the 2500 I really should be having. On my request, my doctor referred me to a dietitian who has helped pinpoint some of my issues, and we've come to some long-term solutions together.
Eating less, obviously, wasn't a solution, unless you'd want me to live on 800 kcal a day. I'm sure the same thing applies to many other people as well. The original article has some good points that my own dietitian had already worked into my own diet, as well. But that is a diet set up specifically for me. The same applies to this article. It seems somebody took a few attention points from several diets and slapped them up on a web page. Some of it will apply to some people, and some of it will outright not be good for some people. That is the danger of trusting and taking seriously a web page like the article.
The only advice I would give people with weight problems who are serious about working on it is to find yourself a good dietitian. No amount of web pages can replace a good dietitian who can truly tell you what is and isn't right for you. - NanoStuff, on 10/12/2007, -11/+19People don't get fat because they have a slow metabolism, they get fat because they eat too much. All things being equal, a slower metabolism is beneficial for health.
- maiku00, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8compared to something like soda or coffee, tea is meek in comparison when it comes to the amount of caffeine it contains.
- Bluejaye, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Certainly not a bad article, however:
"10.Drink green tea. Green tea has been shown to boost metabolism and unlike coffee does not stress the body with caffeine."
Green tea has caffeine. Of course, you can buy decaffeinated green tea. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -10/+17@NanoStuff & diggmanchu:
No, slower metabolisms don't lead to longer life and no, people don't get fat because they eat too much. They get fat because they eat the wrong kinds of foods, don't get enough exercise, and genetically speaking might have a naturally slow metabolism thanks to their pituitary glands. Anyone here know any girls that can wear a size 1 or 0 yet eat at least if not more then you? M*E*T*A*B*O*L*I*S*M!
Regarding length of life, take a look at those people they feature on the today show that are in their high 90's and above... you ever notice any fatties in the group? No, because active people with higher metabolisms are generally healthier and live longer. Hell, my grandad could out bench half the kids in my weightlifting class before he died at 87 in a car accident, and he ate eggs and bacon for breakfast and steak for dinner for most of his life.
If any of this is still confusing to anyone, go talk to a nutritionist, a professional trainer with a college degree in their field, or get a passing grade in biochem yourself. None of this is rocket science. - AnteChronos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6The submitter appears to be a blogspammer in general. All of his/her submissions are from various blogs, most named [something]-offline.blogspot.com.
- yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Think your keyboard is busted pal.
- Catchpen, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7
Calories in = Calories burned. No weight loss or gain
Calories in < Calories burned. Weight loss
Calories in > Calories burned. Weight gain
It's deceptively simple but you can't get something from nothing. - yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7It's not how much you eat at all, look at body builders or football players they eat a ton every day, are they usually fat? Nope.
It's how much you eat IN COMBINATION with how much energy (kilojoule or the old term calories) from that food you actually use.
It's when that combination is unbalanced that you get overweight. Eating a lot is only half the story. - donrichy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5noooo....
where is my KFC Light? Lol - ROFLance, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8actual! ly, eating 5 to 6 small meals per day spaced 20 to 3 hours apart helps prevent obesi! ty
- VeryAngryJim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Green tea has like 1/5th the caffeine of coffee.
Personally drinking coffee makes me jittery and causes my attention span to plummet. Drinking green tea seems to calm me and sharpen my focus immensely. Considering I'll be doing air traffic control in a few years, I should probably stick to the green tea =D. - CatsAreGods, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5You can always tell a quality writer by their use of the term "loose weight" :-)
- Vineman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4What you seem to miss is that caffeine boosts your metabolism. Whether or not this helps boost or is the sole reason I don't know.
Also, caffeine is caffeine. The molecule is not different depending on where you get it. The "harshness" of the drink on your stomach comes more from what else is in the drink. - Jofaba, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4lol, I'm so glad someone else noticed that. I actually did a page search for "!" just to see. It's got to be the oddest repeated punctuation mistake I've ever seen.
- Perfection, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Really? because it seems to make sense and is what people like bodybuilders use in determining their dieting plans. Go to www.wannabebigforums.com and look around if you don't believe me.
Pretty much, it as simple an equation that Catchpen said.
Pretty much, don't listen to Quinadal, as it is obvious he doesn't know what he is talking about. For example:
"animal fats and animal protein are the healthy basis for a food plan, "
Animal Fats? Aren't they loaded with saturated fat, which is the very unhealthy and artery-clogging variety? Fats are important to have in your diet, but the unsaturated ones (olive, vegetable, canola, flaxseed, and fish oils for example) are the ones you should get more of. I'd still recommend trimming the fat off of your steak before you eat it.
I too do think that "protein", whether it is animal or not, is the important thing, as protein is the building blocks that allow for muscle generation, etc. However, our bodies were meant to consume starches (carbs) and fat as well and in fact need them. Depending on your own personally plan, you can reduce fruits (but there isn't a reason to eliminate them) and try to switch from complex carbs (white bread, rice, pasta, potatoes) to unrefined carbs (brown rice/pasta, oats, etc.). - Perfection, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5@ Johnnycashak
"people don't get fat because they eat too much. They get fat because they eat the wrong kinds of foods, don't get enough exercise, and genetically speaking might have a naturally slow metabolism thanks to their pituitary glands."
I agree with most of that statement, except people DO get fat for eating too much, not "the wrong types of food". You have it backwards. You will gain weight if you have a positive caloric balance; that is, if you consume more calories than you expend (via exercise, breathing etc.) then you WILL gain weight. It doesn't matter if it is all protein shakes and health foods or if it is all ice-cream...you will gain weight either way.
In a similar sense, you lose weight by maintaining a caloric deficit. If all you ate was bacon, eggs and ice cream, you could still lose weight as long as you only ate a small amount of these foods. However, your nutrition would be horrible and likely to suffer from many other problems such as cardio-vascular disease.
Granted, you have to think about what you're putting into your body. They only way to gain "muscle weight" as opposed to "fat weight" (the only two types) is to eat protein. However, if you ate "too much protein", meaning that you'd have a positive caloric balance, you'd still gain fat.
Overall, realize what you put into your body goes somewhere. The best "diet" is low-fat, low-carb, high-protein, and make sure not to neglect the "good unsaturated fats" found in peanuts and vegetable oils. These foods, along with portion control and exercise (of whatever kind you prefer....yoga, walking, basketball...whatever) is all that is needed to keep your weight in check and your body running like the well-oiled machine that it should be. - VeryAngryJim, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7"Eating a lot is only half the story."
Ironically you only told half the story. bodybuilders do get fat, very fat actually. They put on mass (both fat and muscle) like maniacs while bulking, then pretty much kill themselves losing fat while cutting. Kind of a vicious cycle really. - mrsmalkav, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I so wish that people would cite what they're saying instead of just stating some "fact".
There is no consistency regarding this stuff. If there was, we'd know about it. The strongest consistent statement is that a slight calorie reduction does increase your lifespan. Why that is is not yet agreed on. One of the claims is that the calorie reduction lowers/slows down your metablism. This makes diggmanchu not exactly a liar, just unsourced.
Calorie Reduction for a longer life:
http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=530
http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/003440.html
Wikipedia w/ several comments on reduced/lowered metabolism being a possible cause for longer life: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorie_restriction
Arguments that higher metabolic rates (but *less efficient*) makes longer life: http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life_sciences/report-29757.html
Less body fat (supposedly due to higher metabolism) makes longer life: http://www.webmd.com/content/article/59/66848.htm - JCGV, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3slow food pwnt, who care I need an extra hour to prepare food. It actually has some flavour and it's better for me. And a guy that can cook a good meal is great on the women market, and the cook doesn't have to do the dishes (i hate doing dishes)
- lmushl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Green tea is one of the most efficiently caffeinated sources of caffeine
- LGod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Just like everything else, it boils down to eating right and exercising.
- Bluejaye, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2For anyone interested in the actual caffeine levels coffee/tea/cola:
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/caffeine/caffeine_info1.shtml - splendid, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Step 12: Start enjoying the wonderful past-time of smoking cigarettes
- synt4x, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The minute people start talking about "toxins" is the minute I raise an eyebrow and close the window.
- rimco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I read about two lines of your post, so lemme tell you MY experience with weight. All my life I was husky, and in HS, I was a chubby 220lbs. I then spent a summer pushing shopping carts for 40 hours a week in the blazing heat, and the exercise boosted my metabolism higher than it had ever been. I worked that job from May through July, then went away to college and watched what I ate without really exercising much outside of walking to and from class. By November, I weighed 165 lbs. More often than not, overweight people are so because of their own sedentary ways, which many times leads to a sense of endless boredom, which in turn leads to eating. Eating can almost be looked at in the same light as cigarette smoking, and interestingly enough the physical addiction to nicotine is amazingly weak... it's the psychological addiction, the oral fixation, the instant gratification, be it smoking or eating, that keeps you in the vicious cycle. Are there people who are obese and can't help it due to some physiological issue? Sure, but they are far and away in the minority. So, though I tend to show a little more tact in how I say things, it's usually true that if you'd get up off your fat ass and stop eating that, yes, you very well might lost some of that weight. For the record, I'm back up to 210lbs thanks to doing just that, sitting on my fat ass and eating... maybe I should do something about that.
- horsman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"Tea contains just as much caffeine as Coffee does (black tea that is)."
it certainly does not. Coffee contains more than double the caffeine green/ black tea does
8-ounce Beverage milligrams
Coffee, Drip 115-175
Coffee, Brewed 80-135
Coffee, Espresso (2 ounces) 100
Coffee, Instant 65-100
Tea, iced 47
Tea, brewed, imported brands (avg.) 60
Tea, brewed, U.S. brands (avg.) 40
Tea, instant 30
Tea, green 15
Hot cocoa 14
Coffee, Decaf, brewed 3-4
Coffee, Decaf, instant 2-3 - kinggfx, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4this thread is a great example of a lot of people talking straight out of their ass
- Divljo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2yes, tea has caffeine but it is completely different thing than caffeine from coffee. I drink up to 8 cups of black tea daily and it has more caffeine than green but I never get that feeling like when I drink 2-3 cups of coffee...
Also, did you know that camellia sinensis (tea bush) has more caffeine than coffea plants? - gostars, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It is not deceptively simple. Fewer calories spaced too far apart = fewer calories burned (slow metabolism). Starvation diets have poor long term results....which is fine if you need to look good for something in a couple months, but horrible if you care how you'll be a year later.
- gostars, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Agreed on most points. For a much more professional viewpoint from a PhD in bio-chemistry, look here
http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/index.htm
and especially read this
http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/7habits.htm
This stuff works. Its not a diet. Its a way of life. Eat like this and you can be both satisfied with eating and continuously healthier also. - ChileanGoD, on 10/12/2007, -3/+41) Go outside
2) Find the biggest, strongest, bad ass looking guy in the neighborhood.
3) Tell him "Yo momma sucked my balls!"
4) Instant metabolism burst (run for your life) - JonnyTrombone, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Sweating as a result of eating something spicy is a BAD sign- your body is reacting like you've been poisoned! Whoever wrote this article originally (and it wasn't this guy) needs to either take some dietary science courses or watch more Alton Brown.
- GunsGermsSteel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah, the moment I read "flushes toxins", I zoned out.
If anyone can tell me what "toxins" are (and not ***** you would put in your body like heroin), I will personally suck the fat out of you*.
*Gross. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I've some unneeded weight by replacing any diet or regular pop with lots of propel (flavored water)... about 72 oz a day and then not eating past 6pm at night. I eat normally during breakfast and lunch. Not much of a lifestyle change and it works really well for me anyway.
- dtd00d, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Okay what diggmanchu probably meant is that if you slow down your metabolism you age slower.
It's been proven that as long as you don't go to unhealthily low measures, the aging process slows down when your calorie intake is low. - dirtyhand, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1If you are male and obese, your best bet is to start lifting weights to build muscle and lose weight in the process. If you just diet like a chick and cardio like crazy, yes you will lose weight, but once you are in the low % bodyfat you will look like a scarecrow due to the fact that you lost a lot of muscle (and you didnt have that much to start with considering you were overweight, sitting in your pc all day). I have seen so many fat guys that once they lose weight look terrible, and once they realize this, they start bulking up again.
- florin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@ 2Speed
Actually, "build lean body mass" actually pretty much implies lifting weights. The rest of the list is things that a bodybuilder should do anyway - eat frequent meals, etc.
But I agree with you - the list is incomplete. Better recommendations here:
http://www.t-nation.com/ - 2Speed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@florin
I know dude, but it just urks my nerves sometimes. We Americans are seriuously overwieght, and It begs my attention. I see posts like "speed up your motabilism" and "Top 10 ways to work in an exercise routine into your busy schedule" and it drives me up the wall. I've lifted weights and kept myself in prestine condition since my knees gave out on my in college from running cross country. I don't go home and sit on my ass all afternnon after programming all day and get more overweight, and then go berserk when i see a digg post about losing weight without lifting a finger.
I'll tell you what gets you lean and mean: 6 to 8 small meals a day, with lots of cardio and weight training. The concurrent meals keep your metabolism going. The cardio burns the fat. The weight training replaces the burned fat with muscle so the the fat doesn't come back.
Also, don't bother weighing yourself when you're on a workout program. Muscle as we all know is heavier than fat. Weighing yourself when on a goof weight training program can only discourage you. Unless of course, you're not weight training, then by all means, weigh yourself and see the wonderful results. However, after about a month, watch it all come back... - inactive, on 07/30/2008, -0/+1Boosting your metabolism will make you lose weight but it will also make you age faster.
When your body runs at a higher metabolic rate all your organs are more strained and basically they get used up faster and signs of old age appear earlier in life. So if you have a slow metabolism "Live long and Prosper", don't try to go faster than your bodies usual rhythm. - VioletArrows, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Good to see so many certified/professional dietitians, personal trainers, and nutritionists on digg.
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